Ayan grabbed a heavy gold ingot out of curiosity.
The gold ingots are of such high quality that they cannot be held in one hand.
He has never seen this thing before.
Look at the teacher with doubtful and curious eyes.
The old man showed a faint smile and curled his lips: "This 'senior brother' of yours really regards us masters and apprentices as poor relatives who come to enjoy the autumn breeze. After serving the meal, you brought such a plate of food, which made it clear that you two should get out of here.
Humph, that’s quite fresh.”
Everyone knows what is going on in Sibao County.
He is really comfortable as a county guard. He can get two hundred taels of gold at a time. He really regards money as dirt!
Ayan said: "Senior brother, it's very good."
He ate a lot of delicious food today.
The old man was angry and funny. He poked his forehead with his finger and asked, "In your opinion, whoever gives you food is a good person?"
Ayan chewed these words in his heart twice.
After a long moment, he nodded firmly: "Yes."
After a while, I added another sentence.
"But the teacher is the best."
The teacher would not only cook him food, but also teach him many things. Although he didn't know what the use of learning these things was, for him, it was a rare pleasure in his boring daily life.
"Well, the teacher knows."
He let out a heavy breath.
Although he heard Ayan say this often, he felt warm in his heart every time, and his unhappy mood improved a lot.
It's ridiculous to think that he had a smooth official career throughout his life and had countless disciples and former officials. How many people called themselves his disciples and respected him as their master and master? But in the end he ended up in such an embarrassing situation.
He never dreamed that he would be "sent off" like this.
Should he be relieved that the student Xiaocheng still has "some conscience"? At least he is concerned about his reputation and is willing to pay people with silver instead of handing over his master and apprentice to Zheng Qiao to claim credit.
Thinking of this, the old man couldn't help but shake his head and sigh——
At that time, he was tipped off and added insult to injury, but now he is treated generously and treated as a "guest of honor", and he is even willing to spend money and money.
Ayan was keenly aware of the old man's complicated mood at this time.
He didn't know how to comfort him, so he just clumsily held the teacher's big palm covered with age lines with his small hands and looked at him with eyes full of admiration. The old man pinched Ayan's little face and laughed to himself: "No matter it is
The world of mortals is still a cunning and deceitful officialdom. There has always been more icing on the cake and less help in times of need. It is the norm to have a red top and a white top...I am now a down and out old man..."
Facing Ayan's doubtful eyes, he said: "Ayan is still young now, and you will know when you grow up. However, in your case, it is better to live in seclusion with your teacher. The world outside is not suitable for you, you
If you join the world, you will be skinned and torn apart."
Skin and bones?
There was a hint of fear in Ayan's eyes.
He buried his head in the old man's knees and said in a low voice: "Don't skin and remove the bones, teacher, Ayan doesn't want to be eaten..."
"Okay, okay, Ayan is so cute, I won't eat if you don't want to eat." The old man laughed out loud at Ayan's childlike words, and said, "Although the old man doesn't have a good life for a few years, there is still no problem in raising you. From now on.
If anyone wants to eat you, punch him or kick him back."
Ayan said: "Fight back?"
"Yes, no matter who it is, hit him!"
Ayan listened carefully, as if he wanted to remember these words deep in his mind, as if he were an imperial edict: "Well, fight back! Beat him!"
While the master and apprentice were talking, there was a knock on the door.
"Sir, the wine is here."
Old man: "Wine?"
Servant: "Yes, the master ordered me to buy it."
In order to establish a relationship with the old man, the county magistrate made great efforts to find out the old man's preferences, hoping that he could be like him and make his presence felt in front of the old man. Maybe he could be promoted in the officialdom in the future. Even if it didn't work,
It's good to leave a good impression.
Because of his humility, diligence, pragmatism and ability, the county governor received a lot of benefits from the old man and received a lot of care secretly, which made him less embarrassed when he first entered the officialdom.
Once I remember it, I will remember it for many years.
But today is different from the past.
He specifically ordered his servants not to buy good wine - the master is smart and has a tongue that has never tasted any good wine. As long as he tastes ordinary cheap wine, the master should know his attitude.
But he didn't know that the old man gave up drinking after raising Ayan.
The old man was about to refuse, but Ayan looked at the round-bellied wine jars with bright eyes and said: "Teacher, sugar."
"This is not sugar, it is wine."
Ayan was stubborn: "It's candy."
Old man: "It's wine."
Ayan lowered his head: "I want to eat."
Old man: "..."
He asked his servants to bring the wine jar in, and opened the red cloth wine cork. The rich, refreshing and overbearing aroma of the wine assaulted his nostrils. It seemed that even his clothes were stained with the smell. The old man was slightly surprised. Based on his understanding of the disciple, he sent
The wine that came was either bland or tasteless, and the common people could buy two taels for a few cents.
But this is obviously a rare wine.
The smell alone brought back the alcohol addiction he had been giving up for many years.
The old man looked at Ayan and then at the wine jar.
Trouble with both sides.
Ayan pointed to the wine jar: "It's sugar."
The old man was funny: "You said it was sugar, so I'll let you try it."
Ayan's eyes lit up: "Okay."
He said he wanted to taste it, so he dipped some of it with his chopsticks.
Ayan opened his mouth and moaned, then took a sip, and his face was immediately wrinkled by the heat, his eyes were bright red, and he stuck out his tongue awkwardly.
The old man laughed.
"Wine is such a good thing, drink it only when you grow up."
The old man was not polite about the good wine brought to him by his cheap disciple. He filled it directly and drank two bowls in one go. He also said with emotion: "Your senior brother is good at everything except his character. He has climbed all the way here."
Step, I don’t know how many people have been killed by means. I wanted to remind him to be careful about your senior brother, but people regard us as masters and disciples as savage beasts, and it is not good to just sit around and wait..."
If you step on something to get up, don't blame it for being knocked down.
Ayan looked at the wine jar as if he were looking at a scourge.
I was confused when I heard what the teacher said.
He didn't quite understand what the teacher said.
Old man: "After drinking this, let's leave."
"Senior brother? Senior brother?"
How come there are two senior brothers?
The old man looked accustomed to it.
"There are so many old officials who are my disciples. Although we have a wide range of friendships, we can say that all of them are your senior brothers. It is rare to have two senior brothers in Xiaocheng? I just didn't expect it... I didn't expect it..."
Qi Shan had an old grudge with Old Huang, the governor of Xiaocheng County. There was a big quarrel in a small area back then, and the old man also knew the inside story. When he entered Xiaocheng, he subconsciously started the way of being a scribe and found that Qi Shan was nearby.
Then he knew that the cheap county guard disciple was going to be in bad luck.
The old man said: "Your senior brother named Qi likes to make plans and act later. If he dares to appear on the enemy's territory, it means that he is sure that he will hit the target with one strike and avenge his previous shame..."
Ayan listened with a blank expression.
"Stay away from them." The old man smiled and murmured as he recalled some past events, "You are not a kind person, how can we make friends with you?"
Ayan: "Ah?"
Still confused.
At the same time, Qi Shan and Gu Chi also had a clear breakup. The atmosphere was not as tense as before, and the tension was filled with the smell of gunpowder. Instead, it was a bit more relaxed and comfortable as old friends reunited.
Seeing that Qi Shan was well received, Gu Chi frowned inwardly.
Qi Shan seemed to be able to read minds better than him: "Are you curious now about why I'm not afraid of your scribe's ways?"
Gu Chi said: "A little bit."
Qi Shan: "Because I have seen something more terrifying."
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After taking the medicine, I drank a cup of hot water, hoping that my tonsils would return to normal tomorrow.
This chapter has been completed!